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<h1 class="first">Installing CodeDrive</h1>
<p>CodeDrive is available in two packages</p>
<ul>
  <li>Visual Studio 2010 extension</li>
  <li>standalone IDE</li>
</ul>
<p>Both packages are available via a single installer</p>

<h2>Step 1. Download the latest version of CodeDrive</h2>
<p>To download the latest CodeDrive installer, click on the big red "Get CodeDrive" button on the sidebar or
use <a href="{$DOWNLOAD_CODEDRIVE_URL}" title="The latest CodeDrive">this direct link</a>. Click <strong>Save</strong> or <strong>Run</strong>
(the dialog appearance may vary in different browsers). Depending on your Internet connection speed, the download may take a few minutes.</p>
<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/file_download.png" alt="Downloading CodeDrive"/>

<h2>Step 2. Installation</h2>
<p>As soon as the download is finished, start the CodeDrive Setup Wizard. Follow the steps in the wizard to choose the setup settings.</p>
<p>The CodeDrive installer will automatically check existing Visual Studio 2010 installation on your machine.</p>

<h3>You do not have Visual Studio 2010 installed</h3>
<p>If Visual Studio 2010 is not found, CodeDrive will download the Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell. The Integrated Shell contains
basic Visual Studio functionality and allows users to use standard Visual Studio features along with CodeDrive.
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb129445.aspx" title="Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell">Read more</a>
about the Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell.</p>

<p>Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell is about 170 MB which means that it may take a long time to download even
with a high-speed Internet connection. During the downloading process, the installer displays the progress bar.</p>
<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/downloading_vs2010intshell.png" alt="Downloading Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell in progress"/>

<p>After downloading and installing the Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell, CodeDrive will be installed.
</p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/installing_integrated_shell.png" alt="Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell installation"/>

<h3>Visual Studio 2010 is installed on your machine</h3>
<p>If Visual Studio 2010 is found on your machine, CodeDrive will be installed as an extension. It does not take a lot of time
to install CodeDrive and, the existing Visual Studio settings will not be overwritten.</p>

<h2>Step 3. Start CodeDrive</h2>
<p>Finally, the installer asks to start CodeDrive immediately. If you do not want to start CodeDrive after installation, uncheck the box
<strong>Launch CodeDrive</strong> and click <strong>Finish</strong>.
</p>
<p>If you choose <strong>Launch CodeDrive</strong> during the last installation step, a Visual Studio 2010 splash screen will be shown.
Bear in mind that the first launch may take a long time.</p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/last_step.png" alt="Compelting CodeDrive Setup Wizard"/>

<p>CodeDrive may be launched later through the <strong>Start Menu</strong></p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/start_codedrive.png" alt="Start CodeDrive after installation"/>

<h2>Step 4. Registering CodeDrive</h2>
<p>According to the CodeDrive EULA, in order to use the product for educational, non-profit and commercial purposes you must
register it. For any other cases, registration is not required but desirable. Register CodeDrive for free and get a number of benefits
&ndash; access to product special offers, newsletter subscription, etc. The registration is free and Internet connection is required.</p>
<p>From the main Visual Studio menu choose <strong>CodeDrive</strong>, and then click <strong>Register Product</strong>.
This option will disappear from the menu as soon as you register CodeDrive.</p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/register_product_menu.png" alt="Register CodeDrive menu"/>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/registration_dialog.png" alt="CodeDrive registration dialog"/>

<p>If you have already obtained a CodeDrive license by &ndash; for example,
<a href="/purchase.html" title="Purchase CodeDrive">purchasing CodeDrive</a> &ndash; select the
<strong>Enter the existing trial license details</strong> radio button to enable the <strong>Registration name</strong> and
<strong>License Key</strong> fields. Enter your registration name and license key that you received by email in the corresponding fields
and click <strong>OK</strong></p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/register_existing_license.png" alt="Registration with existing CodeDrive license key"/>

<p>If you want to request a free license, enter your name and e-mail in the corresponding fields and click <strong>OK</strong>.
CodeDrive will connect to the license server and obtain a license key for you.</p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/request_free_license.png" alt="Requesting free license"/>

<p>After the registration the CodeDrive About box with your registration data will be displayed.</p>

<img class="screenshot_center" src="/images/tutorials/installing_codedrive/registered_product.png" alt="CodeDrive registration finished!"/>
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